national polity; National Athletic Meet
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
reception room; parlor; parlour
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
more than anything; above all else
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
Uighur (Turkic people and language in China); Uigur; Uygur
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
refining; refinement; smelting; training
Zizhi Tongjian (Chinese historiographical text, completed in 1084 CE)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan